CARES Act: What Donors Need to Know
We are truly in a time of uncertainty. But we must also plan for the future; for our own well-being, our families and community. The following brief will provide you with information on laws recently passed by Congress that may impact your finances, tax planning,...
IECF and UCR Center for Social Innovation Partner to Link Nonprofits to COVID-19 Resources
Launched a few weeks ago, www.iecovidresponse.org is a hub of funding opportunities and resources for Inland Empire nonprofits that are responding to families and communities impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The site was created in partnership with IECF and UC...
CEO Michelle Decker Appointed to New Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force
IECF’s President and CEO Michelle Decker has been appointed to the Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force, a group of mainly chambers and business associations but now inclusive of nonprofits and Labor with the addition of IECF and the Inland Empire Labor...
Standing Together for Racial Equity and Social Justice
A letter to the community from Board Chair Sergio Bohon and CEO Michelle Decker. Friends, We wanted to reach out to our community in this all too real and deeply distressing moment. What we’ve seen over the weekend is truly disheartening. The video of George Floyd’s...
COVID-19: IE Funders Alliance Rapid Response Fund Grants Announced
Last week, the first and second waves of funding from the IE Funders Alliance (FA) Rapid Response Fund distributed over $450,000 in grants to 35 nonprofits
A NEW NAME.
A FRESH LOOK.
AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts in the IE
In response to the alarming spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and what this could mean for our two-county region, Inland Empire Community Foundation is accepting donations to assist local nonprofit organizations working to respond to this public health crisis.
Judy Takano and Teresa Taylor: Educators Turned Changemakers
With our ever-growing community of donors, IECF strives to make it possible for every contribution and every person driven by a passion for a cause or issue in their community to strengthen the Inland Empire through philanthropy. Here are two individuals who are...
David and Mary Hjorth: Family Donor Advised Funds
Dave and Mary Hjorth have always wanted to leave the world a little better than they found it by helping others. With a passion for supporting youth in their community, the Hjorths began making scholarships available to students at Upland High School in 1999. The...
In Memory of Gerald ‘Bummy’ Burstein: A Legacy of Giving
Gerald “Bummy” Burstein was born deaf in 1926. In spite of a difficult start, Gerald pushed his way through school, eventually teaching at the Minnesota School for the Deaf for over 15 years. He then went on to teach at California School for the Deaf in Riverside for...


